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Prior to the regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners' August meeting,
present their report on the gasoline tank contamination project.
N. C. State and Federal EPA requirements recommend that when under
ground gas tanks are removed they be replaced with an above ground system.
During the removal of the old tank it was discovered that gasoline has
leaked out and was potentially contaminating the adjacent area.
When contamination of the ground is determined, the State must be
notified and an assessment of the contamination as it might affect the
ground level water must be made. In order to confirm the level, if any,
of ground water contamination shallow wells must be dug adjacent to the
old tank location. Soil test samples then must be taken to determine the
effect on the soil.
Benzene, toluene, xylene, ethyl benzene and tetraethyl lead are all
contained in gasoline and all considered hazardous chemicals by the EPA
of N. C. State and the Federal EPA. Benzene and ethyl dibromide are con
sidered to be cancer causing agents. These chemicals will not biodegrade
and could contaminate ground water and aquifer sources for many years.
These chemicals can cause fires or expJ^osions, permeate through PVC pipes
and poison ponds and streams. Non-compliance with the State's recommenda
tions can lead to penalties of from $2500 to $25,000 a day.
Von Oesen and Associates recommended the drilling of five shallow
wells in a semi-circle adjacent to the leakage area. Then monitor the
wells to determine the extent of the leaks. If contamination is present,
the process of feeding the contaminated water from the wells into an oil-
water separator then into an air stripper and carbon absorption unit would
be necessary to discharge water that meets EPA standards of one part per
billion of contamination. Their recommendation was to start the process
by contracting with Wilmot Well Drilling Co. to dig the required wells.
VOLUME XII - Number 8
August 1991
Bob Ruggiero - Editor
Barbara Marks - Assistant Editor
TOWN OF PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C.
Municipal Circle
Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
SHORE LINE
BULK RATE
U.S.POSTACE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 22
morehead city,
N.C. 28557
Mayor Hanan called on
of Henry Von Oesen and Associates to